Eadmær
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From ēad (“happiness, prosperity”) and mǣre (“famous, great”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ēadmǣr m
- a male given name
- Eadmer; an English historian born shortly before the Norman Conquest.
References edit
- Electronic Sawyer S 1301 (Oswald, bishop, to Eadmær, his minister; lease, for three lives, of 2 hides (mansae) at Bentley in Holt, saltpans at Upwich (lost, in Droitwich) and woodland at Bradley, all in Worcs., with reversion to the church of Worcester), Eadmær is mentioned as "Eadmære"/"Eadmær" in the old text section.
- Electronic Sawyer S 877 (King Æthelred to Ælfthryth, his mother; grant of 3.5 (sulunga) at Brabourne, 3.5 at Evegate, 2 at Burhwarefelda, 3 at Nackington, 3 at Chalk and 1 at Wirigenn (? Perry), Kent, forfeited by Wulfbald for many crimes. Ælfthryth gives in exchange land at Cholsey, Berks. With an account of Wulfbald's forfeiture in English), Eadmær is mentioned as "Eadmær" in the text and old text sections.